I just watched "An Inconvenient Truth" - now I have to persuade my Republican brother to watch it

That won't be easy. His pre-teen son is a little more liberal, though, so I might persuade him to persuade my brother.

Watching An Inconvenient Truth has convinced me that I need to do even more to help the environment. There are things we can all do - like using compact fluorescent lights. That's a pretty simple solution that can make a big difference. My personal bugaboo is recyling and composting - I've been trying and failing. But I need to try harder. Al Gore makes it pretty clear that if we don't act, the future of the world is at stake.

What the heck will the temperature of the world be 50 years from now if nothing is done about global warming? What will happen to all the people who are displaced because of rising sea levels? What about those in areas that will experience extreme drought? This could be hugely disruptive.

And the 14 or so predicted hurricaines for next year has me . What will hurricaines become if global warming continues escalating? Cat 10? No more fish in the oceans, just giant jellyfish? No more trees, just wildfires?

It's a great way to connect with them, to spend time discussing important issues and hopefully, plant the liberal seed in her brain. I'm hoping to take her, her little sister and her Mom to "Happy Feet" this weekend.

Take the movie, a six pack of beer and order a pizza. He gotten dozens of his RW friends to sit through both "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Outfoxed" in the past couple of years by doing this. He's also gotten quite a number of converts.

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